"Rokeby" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Rokebys [plural]
Etymology: From the Old Norse personal name Hroca, a byname from hrókr (“rook”), + bý (“farmstead”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|non|-}} Old Norse, {{m|non|Hroca}} Hroca, {{m|non|hrókr||rook}} hrókr (“rook”), {{m|non|bý||farmstead}} bý (“farmstead”) Head templates: {{en-proper-noun|~|s}} Rokeby (countable and uncountable, plural Rokebys)
  1. (uncountable) A placename:
    A deserted medieval village and civil parish in County Durham, England.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Ancient settlements, Civil parishes of England, Places in County Durham, England, Places in England
    Sense id: en-Rokeby-en-name-8QSHAeYp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 10 6 7 39
  2. (uncountable) A placename:
    A town in the Shire of Baw Baw, Victoria, Australia.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Australia, Places in Victoria, Towns in Australia, Towns in Victoria
    Sense id: en-Rokeby-en-name-95j1xR~x
  3. (uncountable) A placename:
    A hamlet in Saskatchewan, Canada.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Canada, Places in Saskatchewan, Villages in Canada, Villages in Saskatchewan
    Sense id: en-Rokeby-en-name-7XbnnOPZ
  4. (uncountable) A placename:
    An unincorporated community in Lancaster County, Nebraska, United States.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Nebraska, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in Nebraska, USA, Unincorporated communities in the United States
    Sense id: en-Rokeby-en-name-HFPu5yY1
  5. (countable) A habitational surname from Old Norse. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-Rokeby-en-name-xMgiXQXH Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 10 6 7 39

Inflected forms

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